The relationship between bullying victimization and online game addiction among Chinese early adolescents: The potential role of meaning in life and gender differences

Zhao, Haiyan; Li, Xiaofei; Zhou, Jianxiang; Nie, Qingqing; Zhou, Jianhua

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105261

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“…On the other hand, the female participants in the current study also reported higher scores for the parents-adolescent relationship and loneliness than the male participants did; the combined effect of parents-adolescent offsets the effect of gender difference on OGA symptomatology to some extent. As research documented that the effect of parents-adolescent relationship is one protective factor for OGA symptomatology (Choo et al., 2015; Zhao et al., 2020), this study to some extent proves that the parents-adolescent relationship is a protective factor regarding OGA symptomatology and may compensate somewhat for the effects of loneliness for girls. The results of our correlation analysis showed that interparental conflicts are positively correlated with OGA symptomatology, and negatively correlated with the parents-adolescent relationship.…”

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confidence: 72%

The Impact of Interparental Conflicts on Online Game Addiction Symptomatology: The Mediating Roles of the Parent-Adolescent Relationship and Loneliness in Adolescents

Wang

2021

Psychol Rep

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Many studies have documented the close association that exists between interparental conflicts and the symptomatology of online game addiction. However, the underlying mechanism that drives this association has not been fully investigated. This cross-sectional study explores the effect of interparental conflicts on online game addiction symptomatology in adolescents, focusing on the mediating effects of the parent-adolescent relationship and of adolescent loneliness. A total of 553 middle school students completed a questionnaire that included: a perception of interparental conﬂict scale, a level of closeness to parents scale, a short UCLA Loneliness scale, and an online game addiction symptomatology scale. Results showed that interparental conflicts, parent-adolescent relations, and adolescent loneliness are all significantly related to online game addiction symptomatology in adolescents. Structural equation modeling results indicate that the effects of interparental conflicts on adolescent online game addiction symptomatology are partially mediated by the parent-adolescent relationship and by adolescent loneliness.

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confidence: 72%

The Impact of Interparental Conflicts on Online Game Addiction Symptomatology: The Mediating Roles of the Parent-Adolescent Relationship and Loneliness in Adolescents

Wang

2021

Psychol Rep

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“…The contribution makes a recommendation for future research, that is to explore the role of interpersonal relationship in the crisis environment, such as, parent-child relationship, peer relationship, and teacher-student relationship into consideration. The recommendation is crucial to generate a more complete understanding of how the external interpersonal protective factors affect the behaviors of individuals by influencing their internal psychological process ( Zhao, Li, Zhou, Nie, & Zhou, 2020 ).…”

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Meaning in life as a mediator between interpersonal alienation and smartphone addiction in the context of Covid-19: A three-wave longitudinal study

Liu

Wang

2022

Computers in Human Behavior

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In the context of the Covid-19, the present study designed a longitudinal study to examine the relationship among interpersonal alienation, meaning in life and smartphone addiction. Meanwhile, with the development of the epidemic whether there would be changes in the three variables also was examined. A sample of 579 university students (baseline mean age = 20.59, SD = 2.20) finished the anonymous questionnaires about interpersonal alienation, meaning in life and smartphone addiction. Three repeated measurements were obtained in June, September and December 2020. The finding indicated that university students' interpersonal alienation and meaning in life significantly increased, and the risk of smartphone addiction significantly decreased with the epidemic under control. Besides, meaning in life in the middle mitigating period of the epidemic mediated the relationship between interpersonal alienation in the early severe period of the epidemic and smartphone addiction in the basic end period of the epidemic. The study contributes to our understanding of how low levels of interpersonal alienation may improve meaning in life and reduce the risk of smartphone addiction. What's more, it provides scientific suggestions for the prevention and intervention of the adverse effects during public health emergencies.

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“…As such, adolescents who have been victimized may become addicted to the Internet where Internet addiction is characterized by “excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges, or behaviors regarding computer use, and Internet access that leads to impairment or distress” [ 28 ] (p. 2). Some recent studies have reported a significant positive relationship between victimization and Internet addiction [ 10 , 21 , 29 , 30 , 31 ].…”

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“…Furthermore, Jia et al [ 29 ] reported that peer victimization increased the likelihood of adolescents’ Internet addiction by reducing their psychological security. Zhao et al [ 31 ] also showed that the presence of meaning in life mediated the association between victimization and online game addiction among girls. Finally, Ha and Hwang [ 43 ] showed that female adolescents with psychological distress (e.g., depression) were more vulnerable to Internet addiction than did their male counterparts.…”

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Offline Victimization, Psychological Morbidity, and Problematic Online Behavior among Chinese Secondary School Students

Shek

2021

IJERPH

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Despite the rise of child victimization in different societies, few researchers have examined its consequences in terms of psychological morbidity (such as depression and anxiety) and problematic online behavior (such as Internet addiction and cyberbullying) in a single study. Moreover, no study has investigated the role of psychological morbidity in mediating the impact of victimization on problematic online behavior (indexed by Internet addiction and cyberbullying) in a single model. Based on a survey of 2843 Chinese secondary students (49.3% male; Mage = 13.97) from six public secondary schools in Fujian, China, we found that experience of victimization was positively associated with depression and anxiety, as well as Internet addiction and cyberbullying. Depression mediated the links between victimization and both Internet addiction and cyberbullying, with the mediating effect on Internet addiction found to be stronger for girls. While anxiety did not mediate the association between victimization and cyberbullying, it mediated the relationship between victimization and Internet addiction in boys. These findings enrich our understanding of the negative outcomes of victimization, as well as directions for intervention.

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The relationship between bullying victimization and online game addiction among Chinese early adolescents: The potential role of meaning in life and gender differences

Cited by 39 publications

References 43 publications

The Impact of Interparental Conflicts on Online Game Addiction Symptomatology: The Mediating Roles of the Parent-Adolescent Relationship and Loneliness in Adolescents

The Impact of Interparental Conflicts on Online Game Addiction Symptomatology: The Mediating Roles of the Parent-Adolescent Relationship and Loneliness in Adolescents

Meaning in life as a mediator between interpersonal alienation and smartphone addiction in the context of Covid-19: A three-wave longitudinal study

Offline Victimization, Psychological Morbidity, and Problematic Online Behavior among Chinese Secondary School Students

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